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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 11, 2004
Real Estate Briefs (Sara/Mana edition)

This week's items: Two partners plan building, garage for Churchills siteMI Pueblo owners buy University Walk land Harvey Vengroff plans 26-home developmentPremier Team buys new office

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • October 21, 2005
Coffee Talk (Sara/Mana)

Apprentice runner-up frontlines seminar: There are a lot of businesspeople with energy and drive, but very few attract the interest of Donald Trump.Thanks, Kelo: Some Florida legislators held a private property meeting on Tuesday in Tallahassee.H2O or champagne: Harry Owen, owner of H2O Marine, has reason to party.Cheers to Chris-Craft: After spending eight years at a place where everybody knew his name, John Ratzenberger last week visited Sarasota-based Chris-Craft Corp., one of the most recognizable names in the boat-building industry.

  • News
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • September 11, 2003
Tourism Upswing

Southwest Florida is hot again. There were more visitors to Lee County in July than in same month prior to 9/11.

  • Entrepreneurs
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • January 15, 2021
Medical startup aims for Amazon-like reach

Area physician, first seeing the need in his own practice, creates a software business with a simple, yet significant mission: to make paying for health care a simple, transparent process.

  • Healthcare
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • October 15, 2020
Veronica LeBlanc, 37

Sanibel Captiva Community Bank, vice president, office manager

  • Class of 2020
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • October 15, 2020
Brandy Wiesner, 33

St. Armands Circle Business Improvement District, operations manager

  • Class of 2020
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Adam Hughes |
  • February 11, 2005
A Green Lumberjack

Kimal Lumber Co. looks to technology for increased efficiency and environmental sustainability.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Matt Walsh |
  • January 18, 2013
It's not the name that counts; it's the content

GCBR is now the Business Observer.

  • Opinion
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  • By Adam Hughes |
  • September 30, 2005
New Thrust at SunTrust

SunTrust bankers deny they're losing market share in Florida. But they like the Atlanta bank's renewed focus on pleasing customers.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Beth Luberecki |
  • November 27, 2025
Sarasota County resort blends old with new in $1.5M double-storm recovery

To recover from the 2024 storm season, Manasota Beach Club is blending the tried-and-true with the modern-day.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • December 31, 2007
Radio Web

The onslaught of the Internet, satellite radio and podcasts has altered the radio business. But Beasley Broadcast Group is investing in new technology to counter those threats.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • January 4, 2008
Cover Update: Message in a bottle

Gas prices rose and home sales fell in 2007. People were watching their dollars more. But that didn't discourage Michael Probst from continuing to expand Cork & Olive or change the business model for the Tampa-based, service-oriented retail wine chain.

  • Entrepreneurs
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • November 6, 2020
Get to Know ... Jordan Wean

New director of leasing and business development for New Jersey-based Denholtz Properties will quarterback growth throughout Florida.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • June 15, 2020
Logistics firm plots new $11M HQ project, 140 new hires

Scotlynn USA was founded in 2010.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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  • By Grier Ferguson |
  • June 1, 2018
School's quest to attract students for new program takes simple, straightforward approach

Sarasota's Ringling College of Art and Design will introduce a new major — virtual reality development — this fall. The communications team is marketing it with simple, straightforward approach.

  • Strategies
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  • By Kevin McQuaid |
  • September 27, 2019
Grove at Wesley Chapel to expand

MGold Properties and Mishorim Investments, which in September acquired the Grove at Wesley Chapel retail center for $62.7 million, plan to invest another $150 million to nearly triple the size of the existing center with new offerings.

  • Commercial Real Estate
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  • By Business Observer Staff |
  • November 18, 2016
Tampa becoming a 'new city of finance'

Tampa is among 10 emerging U.S. cities where financial services firms are expanding and hiring, according to a new report by commercial real estate services firm CBRE Inc.

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  • By Jean Gruss |
  • June 24, 2016
Boomtowns

As many as 22 new towns and a new Interstate 75 exit are in the plans for eastern Collier County.

  • Strategies
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  • By Elizabeth King |
  • May 6, 2025
Boston restaurant chain opens Parrish location

Kelly’s Roast Beef opened a new restaurant in Creekside Commons in Manatee County, the sixth for the chain in Florida.

  • Manatee-Sarasota
  • For Subscribers Only
  • By Mark Gordon |
  • January 31, 2025
Naples hospital gets $7.5M donation for orthopedic surgical center

The gift is from Naples philanthropist Scott and Kathleen Kapnick.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
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